First of all let me say this is a GREAT shootout. Loving the musical content.
I like your choice! The noise floor on mic 3 is really noticeable. The lows on 2 are indeed killer, though I think the shock mount (?) didn't do the best job shielding it from some low resonances, hopefully a high pass filter will clean this up. (Without those great lows, I probably would have gone for mic 1 - the mid range is very solid).
The room mic is excellent! Looking forward to the results thumbsup
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Originally Posted by drBill  We all unanimously chose Mic 2 as the keeper. I've used Mic 1 before for previous albums for Jeff and it's been stellar as well, but Mic 2 helps me out in a couple of areas. (see below) Mic 3 was out of the loop from the very first listen.
Listening to solo piano all day just wears me out. The complex harmonics coming off the piano somehow just tax my ability to listen critically and enjoy. Mic 2 was noticeably better in this respect. The lower mids were cleaner and the transient response seemed to be more pleasing. No, it didn't have the incredible richness that Mic 1 has in spots (especially when only a few notes are played - pp or ppp), BUT it is definately more defined and clearer when Jeff plays LOUD, AND it is still very rich and warm. And he does play loud - although there's not much of that in the clips. That's my bad. Second, the lows on Mic 2 are unbelieveable. Just thunderous. Really a stunner. |